Its MY BIRTHDAY!

Another year gone! Where did it go!

I'd love to write some thoughtful prose on the matter of birthdays and being another year older but wiser. Something tasteful about aging and how it doesn't matter really. How as I get older I enjoy life more. But I'm at a loss for poignant words.

Truth is I dont want to get older. Stamping my feet!!!!!
I don't want more grey hairs silently scattering themselves through my dark hair, or laughter lines wrinkling my eyes. I dont want my waist to expand every time I look at a chocolate. Or realise some of my friends could be my daughter.

I know age shouldn't stop you from doing things but it does. I hate that I can't play tennis without getting puffed. That sitting cross legged on the floor too long makes my knees ache. That I need glasses to read and scrapbook, and that the strength of the glasses changes every year.
Age crept up on me when I wasnt looking. The person in the mirror, although familiar, really isn't me. I still think I should look somewhere around 30. That was such a nice age... and so long ago. Had to chuckle at this quote: If I knew I was going to live this long, I'd have taken better care of myself.

On a lighter note I really do love the one celebration day that reminds me how wonderful it that my kids make me feel ever so special.

I'd really like to have a recent layout to share with you on this auspicious occasion. LOL. But the truth is I've been a lazy scrapper lately. So I dug into my archives and guess what I found... ?  Yep that's me in an old lo complaining about getting old. I wrote the poem to go with the forlorn looking pic. LOL
Please excuse how dated this looks.

Had to laugh! Things never really do change eh?

My Journalling reads:

It was just yesterday we shared
Ideals of a future tomorrow.
In wanton chatter, we laughted,
Into the late night hours.
We played, we travelled, we dreamed.
We revelled in our ignorance
With unihibited abandon.
We believed we were invincible.

It was just yesterday, or so I thought
Now the lines are etched in crevices,
So perniciously they encircle tired eyes.
The strands of grey scatter implusively
Telling tales of reckoning age.
And the words, without assistance,
Blur upon the page.
I thought I was invincible.

It was just yesterday, I remember.
I looked into the mirror
And a stranger did I see staring,
Ever so curiously, right back at me.
Age like a thief came in
And stole away my youth.
Now I contemplate the dusk and
I know I AM not invincible.

TFL Jeni

HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY.

A New Day

It's a new day! There's something about a day that dawns with a shining sun that makes you feel happy.

Fancy a cuppa? Here's my lastest lo using Webster's Pages beautiful line Ladies and Gents. And it was featured here http://websterspages.ning.com/photo

A vine inspired by my dear friend Gabi Pollacco. http://gabriellepollacco.blogspot.com/

And this sweet one. I just love that wild crazy hair. Such a cute little bag. I cut it and filled it with flowers.

I wanted to post these, my last two layouts for My Creative Scrapbook. Sadly, I resigned my DT position there due to some domestic politics that I was unable to equate with my conscience.
I believe as people we need to show respect for one another and that only by nurturing each other through our words and actions do we truly care and support one another.
For someone special: Those who care don't believe the lies and those who believe the lies don't care, and don't matter.

Have a lovely day.
Jeni

Sheilas and Blokes

Oh isn't that the worse Australian expression to introduce my layouts created with the stunning Ladies and Gents line from Webster's Pages. I'm sure Brandin would be horrified. lol. Yep that's how some Aussie's refer to women and men!

I've got just two to introduce tonight and I'll keep my fav till tomorrow as I made one especially for Mother's Day. They were created for the May Main Kit at My Creative Scrapbook.

This one is of a sweet 6 year old Sienna.

And one for the gents. My beautiful boy, the collector of all things that he believes can be used, recycled or have a purpose... and his mother sees as junk. I dare not throw anything away.

Drop back in in the next few days and I have a tut on how to create this metal embellishment using aluminum foil.

Thanks so much for dropping by and a very Happy Mother's Day.

Jenix

It's a Butterfly Garden

The gorgeous collection Butterfly Garden from Pink Paislee is featured this month at My Creative Scrapbook. What a pleasure it was to work with this gorgeous line.
Here's the layouts that I had so much fun creating.

My fav lo is this one- Us.  Such a sweet pic of my two chatting together.

 This nest one Garden Girl is heavily altered by a coat of beeswax. I just love playing to add texture to my pages. It has such a cool textured feel IRL.

I toned the colours down a bit so you can see the wax in more detail.

For this one I of my dd having fun jumping over the garden sprinkler, I cut out the bircage to give it a 3d look. Yikes that's a lot of fine cutting but I love the way it looks.

And there's more lol. A card for my MIL for Mother's Day. Those little ribbon flowers are so easy to make. Let me know if anyone wants details.

I can't finish this post with out saying how much of a loss to My Creative Scrapbooking is Gabi Pollacco. She is one of the loveliest scrappers in the business, such a talent and a dear friend. She gave so much to MCS over the three years she was there. It's so sad she felt she had to go.

I'll post my layouts tomorrow with the stunning Ladies and Gents collection from Webster's Pages in the Main Kit.

Thanks for dropping by. I really appreciate your comments.

Jenix

Reveal Day

It's the big reveal at My Creative Scrapbooking today. Have I told you just how much I'm enjoying working with the kits. This month I was thrilled to work with both the Main and Limited Edition kits.
Pam seems to outdo herself each month. They really are the most amazing kits!
Here's the layouts I created with them.
LIMITED EDITION

I love playing around with my paints and sprays and this was a little mixed media I created with the kit for something a little different. It's a great way to add a masculine touch to the florals for a boy lo.

Add a little paint and some misting and lots of cut work for this one. A pic of my two holding hand.

Jera has the long thumb nail. lol

Lots of different textures used to create the heart for this one. I'll give details in the next post.

A beautiful pic of Sienna and Buddy

A sweet pic of Sienna looking into our backyard tree. Looked as though she was dreaming of butterflies. Lots of butterflies cut for this one. I used Perfect Pearls to continue the idea of the butterfly trails and added a crystal to the ends.

AND there's more! LOL. Here's the MAIN KIT. The AWESOME Gabrielle named for the gorgeous Gabi Pollacco.http://gabriellepollacco.blogspot.com/ 

Such a beautiful scrapper, fellow MCS Dter and wonderful friend.

The kit has such lovely rustic colours. A pleasure to work with.

Spread your wings with a bit off distressing

And one of my sweet then 6 year old, looking back over his shoulder. This is a great paint techique for adding some texture to your page. Details in a later post.

Layers and layers for this one of Sienna. I did tell her tulips don't have a scent but she just had to check it out.

And last my fav with this kit. I dream in flowers.

Thanks so much for dropping by for a visit. I love seeing your comments.

After the storm

After the crazy week I had last week, this one has been a lot calmer. Jera is doing well Special thanks to everyone for all your kind thoughts.
Nothing much happening so I thought I'd post a layout I did for this month's Scrapbook Creations Colour Team.
Love the steamed look on Sienna's face. lol. Can't belive she was just 6 in this pic. I had fun playing around with her lips.
Have a great weekend.

What a week!

That wry smirk is back, he's walking and eating and playing. What is it with kids? You know they're getting better when they want to play. It's like the recovery benchmark. lol Love this boy sooo much.
Thanks so much too to all of you who asked. It was a very stressful time for his mum.

MORE NEWS:
Well I just knew that the week had more to come and it did... after two month's as Guest Designer, Pam owner of  My Creative Scrapbook http://www.mycreativescrapbook.com/  kit club invited me to join the team. I am thrilled be a part of this wonderfully creative team. They are a gorgeous bunch of very talented designers. And the kits are really the best value in the business. Pam has such a talent for co-ordinating all the best and lastest products. THANKS!

My thoughts are with the people of Japan after such a devastating quake.

OMGoodness

Mostly life just rolls along. Sure some weeks are more eventful than others but then that's the way life is.
Well this week has been one of  THOSE weeks.  A week that catches you unawares and throws you the most unexpected surprises.

 This boy, see his playful happy face, has had one of the toughest weeks of his young life. What seemed like just a cold at first became so much more when three days ago he was unable to walk.It's been a frightening few days. His flu turned into myalgia, inflamation of the muscles. Tonight he walked, ever so slowly, for the first time without support. My sweet, gentle, kind hearted son is recovering.
I'm waiting for the smile to return.
                                                                 

Tonight Brandin e-mailed me to say I might want to check out the blog http://websterspages.typepad.com/
Here I am thinking how wonderful it was to see my layout on WP FB page http://www.facebook.com/pages/Websters-Pages/77148236894 and what a thrill that was.
Well what a shock I got when I checked in. OMG Brandin and all the gang at Webster's I was so overwhelmed. Maybe it is the lack of sleep over the last few days, or the shock, or maybe it was just the warmth of Brandin's words, or all three, I burst into tears. I'm not really the sort of person who does that easily but Brandin's post just tugged my heart. She has a way of making you feel a part of her family. That's one of the things I loved about Webster's from the beginning. Beside the fact that WP product is so amazingly beautiful. I am so truly honoured. Brandin for your kindness and thoughtful words I am humbled.
Oh and I did have a laugh 'cause I had never really publically mentioned that I went for the WP DT and there it is for all the world to see.

Well for someone who doesn't write much about myself. lol You just got an earful! lol. Thanks for listening.    I can't imagine what the rest of the week is going to be like!

Reveal day at MCS

It's the big reveal day at http://mycreativescrapbook.com/ where I was this month's guest designer.
The Limited Edition kit is wonderful and stacked with goodies. And this month it was my favourite company Webster's too.